London: Jarrolds Publishers, [1950]. First Edition. Small octavo (19cm.); original cloth in decorative dust jacket; 208pp. General shelf wear to jacket extremities, most heavily at spine ends, spine a hint toned, rear panel a bit creased from two very short closed tears, endpapers toned, else Near Fine in Near Very Good jacket. Fantastical novel in which a Hindu, having suffered insult, casts a spell on Colonel Polders which compels him to inhabit the bodies of various animals. JOSHI & SCHWEITZER I.A.86.a.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 21676
Title: The Strange Journeys of Colonel Polders
Author: DUNSANY, Lord
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Jarrolds Publishers
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: [1950]
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction; Fantasy - Lost Race - Science Fiction;

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